Larry Dyer Email & Phone Number

Tucson, Arizona, United States

Current work is titled "Everything is a Process". It is best summed up by Thomas Pyzdek.Everything is a process could be called Larry Dyer’s “book of life”. In it he chronicles his life from childhood to improvement professional with a series of essays centered around the lessons he has learned about being a happy, productive human being. He then segways into the methods and tools of process improvement via examples taken from his own experiences. He does a great job of making everything riveting and relevant. Larry has been a longtime friend and colleague and I highly recommend his latest accomplishment, Everything is a process. Thomas Pyzdek

Tucson, Arizona Area

Provide strategy and training to Aetna Medicaid Operations. Participating on organizational process improvement projects across the Medicaid organization. Initiating problem solving sessions for specific Medicaid issues. Identifying leading and lagging metrics across the organization. Developing/updating operational metrics to the vital few. Training 10-12 Green Belts per year using the Moresteam online training. Working with business leaders to develop training presentations and scripts to create automated vignettes for viewing across the organization. Training executives in Lean and Six Sigma techniques. Executing improvement projects across the Medicaid organization.

Tucson, Arizona Area

Directing an organization of Black and Green Belts performing Lean, Six Sigma and Project Management projects throughout the Worker's Comp division. Working with operations leaders to develop line-of-sight between the corporate strategy and operational projects. Developing/updating operational metrics to the vital few. Training 10-12 Green Belts per year using the Pyzdek Institute training as well as Moresteam. Training executives in Lean and Six Sigma techniques.

Provide industry perspective to the Chairman of the MIS department within the University of Arizona.

Provide Lean Six Sigma, Quality Assurance and Technology Management expertise to companies to streamline software and business processes. Currently working with the University of Arizona on their Mosaic infrastructure update project performing Lean Kaizens.

Performed numerous projects to Lean current processes and reduce variation. Redesigned metric and audit processes to be in compliance with FDA requirements.

Certified as Lean Six Sigma Black Belt using DMAIC and DMADV methodologies.• Currently working to redesign the implementation process for all products to reduce cycle time by 50%. Continuously use tools such as root cause analysis, FMEA, house of quality, process and value stream mapping.• Redesigned the hardware distribution process within Misys to accelerate revenue recognition.As Manager CPR Applications Development• Manage 35 software developers and testers involved in all aspects of product development for a hospital environment.As Senior Software Process Engineer:• Established a Management Steering Group to ensure “buy-in” on process improvement efforts. • Managed the development of a new software development methodology in consonance with the FDA requirements.• Developed and implemented procedures using the Capability Maturity Model for Software to bring the organization up to a CMM level 3.

• Financial management, review client contracts, employee agreements, employee manuals, non-disclosures, company policies, intellectual property, leases, etc.• Developed new applications, processes and expertise. Employee recruitment, defining benefits package (healthcare, 401(k), profit-sharing, etc.), employee orientation and performance management.• Worked closely with the President in the development of the business plan, new business and determining client’s feasibility, niche markets, development of company marketing plan and the vision for the company. Key contributor to company planning, development, and profitability.

Directed the activities of 10 analysts on Y2K task for the Department of Defense offering full range of IT services; developed hardware and software test and project plans, and briefed industry trends. Served as account manager for 45 system engineers on multiple tasks in development/maintenance of finance/accounting systems for the Defense Finance and Accounting Service, performed new technology research, and QA/QC oversight.• Participated in increasing from $1M to $8M annual revenue by generating valuable repeat and referral business.• Integral to recruiting, hiring, and training increases from 12 to over 160 technical professionals, mentored and reviewed staff to encourage growth.• Repeatedly assisted in improving project profitability and stemming projected losses (example: $100K annual) by helping train project management to more efficiently utilize resources.

Recruited to write proposal for Rocky Flats Department of Energy engagement, and invited to manage contract (customer service), recruiting, hiring, training, and managing over 110 technical professionals performing enterprise-wide user support PC support & training (4,000+), fiber optic and Ethernet LAN configuration and support, help desk, computer operations systems programming, and telephone system needs.• Managed the proposal effort and contract that resulted in doubling company sales.• Organized and ran a networking breakfast group to identify and evaluate suppliers with skills that proved useful as subcontractors.• As Special Assistant to the Chief Operating Officer, evaluated corporate policies and procedures for marketing, proposal development, and project management. Redesigned proposal development process and project planning procedures that improved management insight without increasing project management workload.

Performed professional proposal development and project management training for clients in the Washington DC area. Especially adept at creating proposal responses quickly using a library of proposal objects developed by myself. Trained companies to project manage fixed-price contracts.

Hired by this provider of information systems and engineering products and services during period of growth, and tasked with growing and managing customer service for 140 technical professionals involved in software engineering, systems integration, and systems engineering activities for Defense Agencies within the Washington DC area. Responsibilities included P&L ($20M in annual sales), managing competitive proposal development, strategic and tactical business planning and development, developing project management training courses, and serving as Project Manager numerous times.

Master Black Belt, Service Industry

Six Sigma Black Belt, Service Industry

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mathematics And Computer Science